Tex Beneke
Gordon Lee "Tex" Beneke ( BEN-ə-kee; February 12, 1914 – May 30, 2000) was an American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader. His career is a history of associations with bandleader Glenn Miller and former musicians and singers who worked with Miller. His band is also associated with the careers of Eydie Gormé, Henry Mancini and Ronnie Deauville. Beneke also solos on the recording the Glenn Miller Orchestra made of their popular song "In The Mood" and sings on another popular Glenn Miller recording, "Chattanooga Choo Choo". Jazz critic Will Friedwald considers Beneke to be one of the major blues singers who sang with the big bands of the early 1940s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 12, 1914 (Fort Worth), Died May 30, 2000 (Costa Mesa)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, leader, vocalist, tenor saxophone
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 76-100 of 354 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-043973 | 10-in. | 12/6/1939 | I beg your pardon | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-043974 | 10-in. | 12/6/1939 | Faithful to you | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-043975 | 10-in. | 12/6/1939 | It's a blue world | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-043976 | 10-in. | 12/6/1939 | Ooh! What you said | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046082 | 10-in. | 1/6/1940 | The gaucho serenade | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046083 | 10-in. | 1/6/1940 | The sky fell down | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046084 | 10-in. | 1/6/1940 | When you wish upon a star | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046431 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | Give a little whistle | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046432 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | Missouri waltz | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046433 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | Beautiful Ohio | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046434 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | What's the matter with me | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046728 | 10-in. | 1/26/1940 | The rumba jumps! | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-046735 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | Star dust | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046736 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | My melancholy baby | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046737 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | Let's all sing together | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046738 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | Rug cutter's swing | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046739 | 10-in. | 1/29/1940 | The woodpecker's song | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046784 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Sweet potato piper | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-046785 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Too romantic | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046786 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Tuxedo junction | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046787 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Londonderry air | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-047067 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | Imagination | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-047068 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | Shake down the stars | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-047069 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | I'll never smile again | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-047070 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | Starlight and music | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beneke, Tex," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
Beneke, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105307.
"Beneke, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Beneke, Tex - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86057051
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MusicBrainz: Tex Beneke - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/45878222-97a1-414f-9a93-13ff8de5f83f
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